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KMID : 0605720110170020275
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Journal of the Korean Society of Biological Therapies in Psychiatry
2011 Volume.17 No. 2 p.275 ~ p.282
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The Relationships of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms According to the Severity of Alcohol Use in Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder
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Cheon Eun-Jin
Lee Jun-Yeop
Koo Bon-Hoon
Mun Bo-Young
Jeong Jin-Young
Jeong Sung-Hoon
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of anxiety&depressive symptoms according to the severity of alcohol use in patients with alcohol use disorder.
Methods: A total of 85 patients with alcohol use disorders were enrolled in this study. The severity of alcohol use was measured by the Korean version of alcohol use disorders identification test(AUDIT-K)&National Alcohol Screening test(NAST). Anxiety and depressive symptoms were measured by using the Beck Anxiety Inventory(BAI) and the Beck Depression Inventory(BDI), respectively. Pearson’s correlation test was applied to correlate among the severity of alcohol use, anxiety and depressive symptoms.
Results: The mean scores of AUDIT-K, NAST, BAI and BDI were 22.22(±8.28), 6.24(±3.25), 18.64(±13.08), and 22.05(±10.13), respectively. Pearson’s correlation test showed that between the score of AUDIT-K and NAST, BAI or BDI, there were positively significant correlations(r=.534, p＜.01 ; r=.231, p＜.05 ; r=.334, p＜.01), respectively. And in cases of≥26 score of AUDIT-K, there were much more positive correlations with BAI(r=.425, p＜.05).
Conslusion: The results of this study demonstrated that patients with alcohol use disorders have high co-morbid anxiety and depressive disorders. Overall, the greater severity of alcohol use may be associated with more anxiety and depressive symptoms. However, it is suggested that in the patients with severe alcohol use, correlation appeared to be positive only for anxiety symptoms.
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KEYWORD
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Alcohol use, Anxiety symptoms, Depressive symptoms
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